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Ship Breaker

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 43,962 Ratings and 4,648 Reviews

Book Description
A gritty, high-stakes adventure set in a futuristic world where oil is scarce, but loyalty is scarcer.

In America's Gulf Coast region, grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts by crews of young people. Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota-and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or by chance, he discovers an... More
Book Information
PublisherLittle, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers
BindingPaperback (12 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages336
ISBN-100316056197
ISBN-13978-0316056199
Publication Date10/03/2011
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About Paolo Bacigalupi (Author) : Paolo Bacigalupi is a published author of young adult books. Published credits of Paolo Bacigalupi include Ship Breaker.
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4/3/2012 Jan McGee tagged as: I read, LTRC 2013

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3/29/2011 Peni Griffin said: Well above average postapocalyptic SF, written straightforwardly as a novel and from a realistic underclass POV. No roaming zombies, no Sufficiently Advanced Technology
tags: I recommend, I read

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